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. >> these are legitimate differences worthy of the real discussion that america deserves one where we lower our voices listen to one another and talk about differences that really exist. >> the president is holding another in a series of townhall meetings that look a lot like his election campaign. reform opponents are running a pretty good campaign of their own. >> thank y'all very much, welcome to the rumble. >> democrats have been on the defensive all week. >> it's my opinion what we are seeing right now is the intentional systematic dismantling of the american republic. >> i would not tell my 11-year-old daughter, she ran five cars in the ditch here is a nother car. no you fix up the problem why you can't get another car. >> republicans say the is righteous indig nation. >> there is nothing unamerican about disagreements. in fact our great nation was founded on speaking our minds. >> meanwhile the president will continue his campaign. trying to convince america that health care reform isn't about politics. in short the president is trying to turn this debate from a national screaming match into a
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Aug 17, 2009
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Aug 17, 2009


iraq by the end of 2011. and for america, the iraq war will end. >> reporter: u.s. troops have been out of the major cities for a month and a half now, and iraqi forces are getting ready to stand up and fight on their own. that's allowing the president to ramp up the u.s. troop presence in afghanistan. now the front line in the war on terror. >> this will not be quick. nor easy. but we must never forget this is not a war of choice. this is a war of necessity. >> reporter: afghans are preparing for free elections on thursday. but the threat of taliban violence may close 1 in 10 polling places. president obama promised american troops will get the support they need in battle, and here at home he vowed to cut the red tape and the wastul spending. >> if a project doesn't support our troops, if it does not make america safer, we will not fund it. if the system doesn't perform, we will terminate it. and it congress sends me a defense bill loaded with a bunch of pork, i will veto it. >> reporter: but he insists he will not cut corners on benefits for veterans. >> america's commitment to its ve
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Aug 26, 2009
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that captured america's attention for more than a half century. tributes poured in today for a towering figure in american politics. s are zpents visitors in hyannis port left flowers for senator kennedy near the family compound. a summer haven, now in grief, along with the nation. >> regardless of what people thought about ted's political ideas, they are going to hurt. because they lost a gat guy. >> reporter: at the family compound, a steady stream of family members. kennedy's children and wife vickie released a statement saying we have lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives. and in the political realm rivals and colleagues are remembering a fierce and influential senator. >> outpouring of love, gratitude, and fond memories to which we have all borne witness is a testament to the way singular figure in american history touched so many lives. >> reporter: a champion of causes in legislation that permeate nearly every facet of american life. from civil rights to equal pay and greatest passion, health care. >> left a great void in our public life. and a hole i
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Aug 4, 2009


in this program came from america's big three. now some economists say because these cars that are being sold are the least expensive on the market, it won't have a lasting impact on the economy until the government can also create more jobs and boost consumer confidence. from washington, tracie potts, news 4. >>> so here's what happens to those clunkers once they trade them in. they wind up in places such as jack's auto parts if arlington. people there say they have crushed about 40 vehicles if just the laus few days. dealers are hoping that crushing continues because they won't see any federal money until the clunkers are officially destroyed. the program may be great for the auto industry, but not so great for another industry, actually jack's auto parts' primary business, the sale of used auto parts. >> people don't need to get a part to fix this car. so you're taking thousands of cars off the street. so if the people don't need a part to fix it, we're out of business. >> he's got hundreds of clunkers just waiting to be towed from the area dealerships. >>> authorities in n. france are inv
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Aug 29, 2009
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service and to leave their own imprint. i want you to look at these faces. this is the face of america here. these, as i said a moment ago, are the people that come across the country and go to work on capitol hill. some stay for a long time. some join senate or congressional staffs and run for office themselves or take positions in cabinet departments. others of them become lobbyists. something has happened in washington in the past several years. two young men came up to me a couple of years ago, one a democrat, one a republican, and said they want to talk about the old days. i think they meant 1996, when they were talking about the old days. when i asked them what they mea meant, they said my boss won't talk to his boss. my boss is a republican, his boss is a democrat and they won't have anything to do with each other. in fact, so many people in waington for both sides of the aisle has said it has become a curse of modern governance and the modern political culture. that was something that senator kennedy and john mccain on the republican side, and others, constantly tried to work a
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Aug 19, 2009
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Aug 19, 2009


of america's largest auto retailer, auto nation, agrees and says part of the problem has been the overwhelming response. >> it is so successful beyond everyone's expectations that the department of transportation was not prepared to deal with the unbelievable surge. they are on it and adding more resources every day. >> reporter: the national highway traffic safety administration is, in fact, in the process of tripling the number of employees working to process claims. work that can't come fast enough for dozens of auto dealers still struggling just to stay in business. jay gray, nbc news. >>> transportation secretary lahood said thousands of deals had been returned because the dealers did not fill out the paperwork properly. >>> new rules regarding credit cards take effect tomorrow. they are among the changes the federal government passed this spring. the new rules give consumers more notice when changes are made to their accounts. statements are to be mailed 21 days before payments are due instead of 14 and if a payment is missed, car users have more options if companies cha
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virginia mall today. >>> new rankings are out for the best colleges in america. we will tell you which school topped the list. >>> the nationals removed the interim tag from rizzo's title. more rookie hazing out here at redskins training mp. plus, the players rejoicing. "news4 at . r.o-6:a-ys are ove "news4 at 6: >>> a look at stories making headlines tonight. >>> a man convicted in the 1988 bombing of the pan ham flight is on 3 is a free man. scottish authorities have released abdel basset ali al megrahi on compassionate grounds. he has had terminal prostate cancer and returned to libya today. family members of the flight victims are outraged. the obama administration is denouncing abdel basset ali al megrahi's release. >>> the presidential election in afghanistan was disrupted by the taliban today. at least 26 people were killed in rocket attacks and bombings near polling places. the violence was centered in southern afghanistan in a more peaceful area. millions of people lined up to. preliminary results are expected saturday. >>> there is a new push to extend metro rail further in a
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Aug 27, 2009
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Aug 27, 2009


and america mourned. >> back live at the jfk library. where the senator will lie in repose. they will open the library new minute to members of the general public. the viewing is at 11:00 and will extend it if more people show up. no matter how long it goes on at least one one member of the kennedy family will be here in person to thank those who come by to pay their respects. live from boston, steve handelsman, news4. wendy, back to you. >ytait with n o cw asbng nbcwashington.com for contico gt in ravengf oco ismistory. wal ur hwehof til we wil t preparatioelutorns f s preparations for senator kennedy's funeral at arlington national cemetery. >>> the police in prince william county rescue ad baby from a burning car thismorning. car caught fire aft fert ish sma to a peap o hdnenugin r n i appened on rug b na stjuentsst before the pice trio ol p tel t pedo pull over the driver. jackie bensen has our report. >> reporter: a tiny 7-month-old baby girl in the ack of this car when itlammed into some stone columns in front of a house on rug by road in manassas. luckily she was in a car seat a
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Aug 3, 2009


and class remain profoundly deep in america. but his tone was also light. he spoke of future plans with sergeant crowley. >> i asked him maybe to go to the red sox game together, maybe go to a celtic gauge together. you know, maybe we could have dinner with our families. you know, why not? you know, i offer to get his kids into harvard. you know what i mean? if he doesn't arrest me ever again. >> on a far more serious note, professor gates says that he has not been home since he was released from jail because he's received a number of death threats. >>> there is growing concern about the outbreak of pneumonic plague in china. a second man has died from this lung disease. an entire town has been locked down because of the outbreak. about a dozen people are thought to be infected. the world health organization says it's in close contact with chinese health officials to make sure the appropriate measures are taken to treat the sick. the outbreak has been caused by a rare but very severe form of pneumonic plague that is capable of causing death within 24 hours of infection. >>> coming
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Aug 11, 2009
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recognition for her work, in 1984 she was awarded america's top civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> eunice kennedy shriver has labored on be half of america's least powerful people, mentally reta retarded. >> reporter: with her passing her family issued this statement saying -- eunice kennedy shriver died at cape cot hospital in mass miswith her husband, five children and 19 grandchildren at her side. the special olympics staff s up a tribute site at eunicekennedyshriver.org. hundreds have already sent in messages. >> julie carey. thank you, julie. >>> autopsy reports out today show that it was an attack by pit bulls that likely called loudoun county teenager. carter delaney was fsiisdein her side hin gratans hedf ohor'me plaz dan thidaersni ssnihive engicolon p cnueni to investi ttaes surrounding that death. tracee wilkins has our report. >> they are the ones we hear cases like this. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old carter delaney was apparently killed by pit bulldogs inside his grandfher's home. according to preliminary autopsy results. >> they discovered pcture
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. >> all made right here in the u.s. of a. right here in america. >> reporter: but when mr. obama came to elkhart in february kicking off the stimulus plan, unemployment was 15.3%. now it's 16.8%. watching billions go to car companies and to wall street and stimulus billions going to city and state governments, more americans are telling pollsters they feel left out. president obama told nbc's chuck todd he's aware. >> it's a problem. >> reporter: which he's trying to fix. >> rescue the economy from a brink and you're stating to see unemployment drop a little bit here. >> but protesters are disrupting democratic events. this was text drowned out on youtube. upstate no, hoyer. arlen specter. in a web ad the democratic party claimed the disruptions are organized by party leader. >> they have no plan for moving our country forward so they called out the mob. >> reporter: president obama took a shot. he's sending out his vice president and cabin officials to give out more stilus funds and talk up recovery. i'm steve handelsman, "news 4." >>> there could be some good economic news for those
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Aug 12, 2009
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Aug 12, 2009


tangible kind of representation of what we do. this is how america works. this how they move. >> reporter: debbie hersman the new chairman of the national transportation safety board. she's been on that board for five years. >> have concerns about why this train did not stop. >> reporter: she has been involved in a number of major crash investigations. and including the deadly red line collion last june. debbie hersman lives with her family inedriarer h mshedarear sweetheart. he took her to the prom. they both went to virginia tech. and when she goes to a crash site, he watches over the family. >> there's one thing i did right in life. that's when i married well. my husband is fantastic. >> reporter: today we talked to chairman hersmanbout some issues. the biggest travel danger. >> really the biggest danger that faces most americans every day is getting in your car and driving on the highways. we lose 443,000 people every year on our nation's highways. >> reporter: metro safety. do you feel safe riding metro? >> i continue to ride metro. i ride metro regularly. i do several times a week.
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meant and not just to his family but america as well. >> reporter: outside of the cemetery crews put up special fencing to help safely accommodate the thousands of spectators expected to line memorial bridge and memorial avenue as the motorcade passes. it will reach the gravesite around 5:30 p.m. the kenne family and a few invited guests will be joined by vice president joseph biden, cardinal mccarrick will be the only speaker. at fort meyer the old guard team that will carry the casket prepared for their historic duty and sergeant john kennedy from massachusetts, it is a chance to honor a man revered by his family. >> personally it means a lot when i was -- when my mom was pregnant with me, between didn't have a lot of money. and we couldn't get the medical care necessary for my mother during the pregnancy. and she wrote senator kennedy a letter and made sure we got the funds necessarily to get the medical care needed. my family, he is a huge -- an icon. hero. >> reporter: tomorrow's service has special significant for arlington cemetery superintendent. his father was superintendent wh
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. >> reporter: after two weeks of town halls, where the public option is a big issue, nbc news finds america has changed its mind. now opposing the public option 47% to 43%, last month it was 46% to 44% in favor. >> the public doesn't necessarily have the appetite for big governmental change in health care now. >> reporter: the republican point man on reform said "told you so." >> the bottom line of it is a public option is resented by a lot of republicans and some democrats. because we feel it is the first step towards government takeover of health care. >> reporter: team obama claims republicans like grassley are scaring the public by are spreading falsehoods. >> pull the plug on grandma. >> rorter: this was gop senator jim demint. >> you heard the president say well, maybe you are too old for a pacemaker, maybe you need painkillers. the president shouldn't be deciding what kind of health care we are going to get. >> reporter: obama aides insist he has not lost on government insurance. >> the public option is his preferred method to add choice in competition but certain sly hoping to looking a
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, maple wood team, youth team, they take it to the field. out there, that's the future of america football, college, semi pro, pro. you know, they and their parents and their coaches were taken by surprise by the move of michael vick being signed to the eagles as were a lot of folks. whether they are into football or not. that does not stop them from letting loose with opinions and lessons about this whole michael vick story. >> i went to prison. i had plenty of time to think about what i did and, you know, i seen people's reactions. and, you know, up until that point i never really cared. i won't say i didn't care but i never thought about it. now i understand that people care about their animals. >> reporter: now that michael vick is back in the nfl with the philadelphia eagles his story is the hot topic of discussion. at a local youth football practice parents and coaches are also seeing the quarterback's fall from grace and possible sports redemption as a teachable moment. >> tell him you have to make smart choices in life and you want to make sure you are doing the right thing. if you

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